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J. R. SAUNDERS.

CIGARETTE MOUTH-PIECE.

Patented March. 20, 1877.

ATTORNEY WITN ESSE S gwlzmoa 1 W. v m M JAMES R. SAUNDERS,

OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

IMPROVEMENT IN CIGARETTE MOUTH-PIECES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 188,643, dated March20, 1877; application filed March 9, 1877.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JAMES R. SAUNDERS, of the city, county, and State ofNew York, have invented a new and useful Improvementin CigaretteMouth-Pieces; and 1 do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forminga part of this specification, in which--'Figure 1 represents. the blank or strip of paper from which the deviceis made. Fig. 2 represents thesame spirally wound, showing theconstruction of the conical portion; and Fig. 3 represents themouth-piece complete.

To enable others to make and use my invention, I will proceed todescribe it.

A strip of paper or other suitable material is first cutwith parallelsides, as shown in Fig. 1, and then rolled upon a mandrel whose diameteris equal to the smallest internal diameter of the mouth piecc whencompleted. The external end of the strip is then secured by means of anadhesive substance. A coneshaped mandrel ota length and diameter equalto the aperture desired is then inserted in the central opening, andseveral of the interior coils are forced outward a suificient distanceto produce the cone shape and spiral construction shown. To retain theseveral layers in -'this position the interior surface is coated with asuitable adhesive solution, which hardens by exposure. I

I am aware that a strip of paper has been out with a beveled side andwound into a spiral form to produce a central smoke-passage;

but such device has been applied in a reversed position, and inconnection with other essential parts, to form a complete mouth-piece,and 1 do not, therefore, claim such construction; but I What I claim,anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A complete mouth-piece formed of a single strip of paper or othersuitable. material, cut withparallel sides and formed with a coneshapedportion spirally wound, substantially in the manner described.

JAMES R. SAUNDERS.

Witnesses:

M. I. DUFFY, JAS. DIXON.

